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H45105 |
Albin Ballad |
Price Guide
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£14,000 to £18,000
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| Builder |
Albin Marine, Sweden |
| LOA |
29' 11" |
Sail area |
515 sq ft main and genoa |
Brief details |
| LWL |
22' 7" |
Rig |
sloop |
The Albin Ballad
is a fast, seaworthy cruiser-racer from the 1970s, a time when competitive
racing boats actually made effective cruisers. The Ballad was designed
by Rolf Magnusson, as a production version of his earlier very successful
'Joker' racing design. About 1,500 Ballads were built, and many
have made long offshore passages, including at least one circumnavigation.
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| Beam |
9' 8" |
Cabins |
2 |
| Draught |
5' 1" |
Berths |
6 |
| Displacement |
7,275 lbs |
Engine |
Yanmar 2GM diesel |
| Ballast |
3,420 lbs |
BHP |
18 |
| Keel type |
Fin and skeg |
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The Ballad hull is solid GRP, with lead ballast encapsulated
into the keel. The deck is a GRP sandwich moulding, with
a smooth inner skin forming the headlining. The mast is
keel-stepped.
Ballads are both fast for their size and seaworthy, and
have a reputation for good, predictable handling. "Yachting
Monthly" described her as ".... the hull is
slim, well balanced and easily driven"
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